A critic of Bollywood Hungama rated it 3.5/5 stars and said that "On the whole, SINGLE PAPA is a rare, clean, family-friendly web show that impresses thanks to its subject, performances, comic dialogues and emotional moments."Read at source
Single Papa 2025 
Synopsis
Single Papa
Single Papa (lit. 'Single Dad') is a 2025 Indian Hindi-language comedy-drama television series created by Neeraj Udhwani and Ishita Moitra for Netflix. It features Kunal Khemu as Gaurav Gehlot, a lovable, confused man-child learning fatherhood after an unexpected adoption, alongside Manoj Pahwa, Ayesha Raza Mishra and Prajakta Koli.
- Director
- —
- Release
- 12 Dec 2025
- Studio
- —
- Run time
- 45 min
- Language
- Hindi
Reviews
8 Indian-media reviews, grouped by reception.
Critics' consensus
Mixed
Critics' aggregate for Single Papa is 63/100 from 6 scored critic/publication reviews.
Synthesized by AI (gpt-5-codex-omdb-enricher) from 9 source-backed reviews — verify against the linked sources.Common praise
- performances
- emotional impact
Positive 8
Deepa Gahlot of Rediff.com gave 3 stars out of 5 and noted out that "In the midst of crime and cop shows all over, a family comedy comes as a relief."Read at source
Lachmi Deb Roy of Firstpost rated the series 3.5/5 stars and wrote, "Despite a few loose ends, Single Papa is indeed an enjoyable ride.Read at source
Nandini Ramnath of Scroll.in said that "The sitcom-like humour is haphazard by design as well as without meaning to be.Read at source
Sana Farzeen of India Today rated the series 3/5 stars and wrote, "It’s messy, stretched, sometimes clumsy.Read at source
Shreyas Pande of The Hindu wrote, "There is a fun, feel-good and festive vibe to the show, even though the sets and production design carry a sense of plasticity.Read at source
Shubhra Gupta of The Indian Express gave it 2.5/5 stars and wrote, "The premise of Kunal Kemmu show is interesting, and the setting is ripe for excavating societal hypocrisies revolving around parenthood, and while it’s at it, hoovering up issues like adoption, women’s rights, and of course, patriarchy."Read at source
Troy Ribeiro of Free Press Journal rated 3.5/5 stars and said that "Single Papa is not groundbreaking, but it is undoubtedly heartwarming.Read at source
Media & trailers
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Details
Soundtrack
- GG Ki Ghaintness Aman Pant
- Single Papa Title Track Kunal Khemu
- Ib Na Jaane Aman Pant
- Ajab Yeh Ishq Saaj Bhatt
- Chura Loon Saare Taare Amant Pant
- Tu Hi Sahiba Dridha, Saaj Bhatt
- Ghotala Aman Pant, Siddharth Sen, Akhil Tiwari
- Ajab Yeh Ishq (Reprise) Saaj Bhatt
Technical specs
- Release date
- 12 Dec 2025
- Run time
- 45 min
- Language
- Hindi
- Country
- IN
- Distributor
- Netflix
- Certificate
- TV-MA
Trivia
- The series was created by Neeraj Udhwani and Ishita Moitra for Netflix.
- Kunal Khemu stars as Gaurav Gehlot, a man learning fatherhood after an unexpected adoption.
- The series premiered on 12 December 2025 on Netflix.
- The show consists of six episodes.
- The series features a cast including Manoj Pahwa, Ayesha Raza Mishra, and Prajakta Koli.
- The trailer for the series was released on 2 December 2025.
Tags
Indian Series2025Comedy DramaReleasedNot listed in source page
